Greatest Military Nation of All Time 2

[LeftEyeNine]

I wonder if you speaking more in the terms of warrior culture - verus military nation.

I think I am talking about the warrior culture. Anyway it is still a blurry border between "warrior culture" and "miltary nation" concepts to me.

"Military Power Projection" is a jargon then ?

[Redleg]

I think I am talking about the warrior culture. Anyway it is still a blurry border between "warrior culture" and "miltary nation" concepts to me.

Well I would say from what you have written your definetly speaking of warrior culture - not military nation.

"Military Power Projection" is a jargon then ?

Its the language used by the government, politicians, military, and even historians in regards to military and nation building.

[Brenus]

This poll has the same flaws as the first. Creators of these types of threads must lay down the ground rules for the discussion. This requires that a little bit of thought be given to the topic before you start it. Otherwise they degenerate into rules bickering like we are seeing here again.
Of course it was. The obvious answer wanted was USA. You can without too much “danger” try some US ally, but not one former enemy or in disgrace (in French in the text).
I did, and you saw the result. No discussion, just funny drawing.

[RTW King]

If your saying the answer I wanted is the USA, thats not right. I voted for Mongolians. Its just in the last poll so many people said USA.

[Evil_Maniac From Mars]

Prussia. The rest of Germany comes close (Frederick never would have won Silesia and Dresden if they had decent generals, instead of the Emperor's friends), but the drilled soldiers of Prussia are, even today, excellent officer and solider material. The former Rittmeister Manfred of WWI was Prussian. Frederick the Great was Prussian.

[Incongruous]

I have a few, but voted for Britain.

My selection would be nations able to project their power to other parts of the globein order to enforce their will.
Mongolians-highly mobile and feared instument of war.

Romans-I belive they did this on many occasions, and is what caused them to annex so many areas.

England/Great Britain-Ruling over the largest Empire the world has ever known, and the submission of many nations through its powerful navy and thus its highly proffesional army.

France under the Bourbons(until the seven years war)-The most powerfull nation in the world for around a hundred years. Although its bid for European Hegemony and consequently global hegomony were destroyed in the seven years war, it was the deciding factor in the American Rebellion.

U.S.A-No comment is really needed.

USSR-Niether is one here.

I am tempted to put Nazi Germany in.

[Evil_Maniac From Mars]

I can name numerous times Germany has projected their power.

Prussia-no comment needed (think Frederick the Great and his mentor, the Old Dessuar, or something like that)

Holy Roman Empire-conquered Italy, parts of France, Austrian Netherlands, the Papacy, Bohemia, halted the Magyar advance into Europe that probably would have destroyed England and France, who were involved in petty squabbling, interitance disputes, etc., Silesian subjects of the HRE helped halt the Mongol advance with Polish allies.

Hohenzollern Empire-spawned the world's best fighter pilot even, Von Ritchhofen, with 80 credited kills and 2 not credited. Was a powerful military force, it took a huge offensive to destroy.

Nazi Germany-Alright, think about it. If the Nazi party had had a tactical leader, instead of ruthless, they might well be controlling Europe and parts of Africa and Russia. EXTEMELY powerful, and they had unfair treaty terms imposed upon them at the end of WWI as well.

Germanic barbarians-In the front lines that took Rome. Of course, a bunch of traitors went to the Romans, but they were destroyed as well.

Today's Germany-Quite possibly the best trained regulars in the world, tied with Britain. Amazingly well equipped, even the British SAS and the Spainish buy (slightly degraded) German infantry guns. Perhaps we don't have the best of a Luftwaffe, but we can own in a land war, especially defensive.